BEDO Resource Center

BRC & IAI

BRC stands for BEDO Resource Center which was established in 2017 in Boalia union of Naogaon. It is an integrated farm whichincludes:

Rearing duck (Cramble& Beijing Species)
Rearing cows rearing goats
Fish farming
Cultivation of vegetables
Vermi compost.

a. LIFT:

LIFT stands for “Learning & Innovation Fund to Test New Ideas” which is a PKSF funded project. BEDO started this project in 2017. Under LIFT, BEDO implemented two programs- farm of EEL fish and farm of Black Bengal Goat. BEDO has successfully finished the project of EEL fish farming and the project of Black Bengal goat farming is still going on. The working area of these two projects are in AdamdighiUpazilla of Bogura&PatnitalaUpazilla of Naogaon. BEDO has started these projects with the financial assistance of PKSF.

Objectives:

To naturalize income source of the poor and ultra-poor people
To instruct low-cost income method in short range
To enhance the efficienciesof the beneficiaries through training

b. Farm of Black Bengal Goat

BEDO started the project under LIFT on 30 August 2017. The program has been implemented in Boalia&Chatiangram unions of Naogaon&Bogura. It is a very successful project in alleviating poverty and creating employment because high demand of the skin and flesh of goat makes it very profitable business. The farm of Black Bengal is an innovative idea to alleviate poverty and is very convenient for poor villagers to rear goat.

Objectives:

To tract & reserve the Black Bengal Goat
To increase the production of ‘Black Bengal Goat’
To increase income of poor village people through goat rearing
To prevent extinctions of “Black Bengal Goat”.

Activities:

Production of Black Bengal goat
Collection of good quality goat
Selling of the flesh & skin of goat
Taking steps to train, distribute goat among the beneficiaries
Marketing of goat
Giving loan to the beneficiaries.

c. Farm of eel fish

BEDO started this project under LIFT on 21September 2017 and successfully finished it in 2020. The working areas of the projects were Boalia and Chatiangram union. EEL fish is like snake with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for slipperiness. Its scientific name is Monopteros Cuchia. The people of different areas of our country manage their livelihood by cultivating and collecting eel fish.

Objectives:

To develop the cultivation, management and reservation of the species of eel fish
To assist for the propagation of eel fish dynasty
To Facilitate the cultivation of eel fish to the farmer